‘You Really Got Me’ — The Kinks
Ray Davies composed this song for the Kinks’ third single, which was published in 1967 and was written by Ray Davies himself. The song “You Really Got Me,” which was released in 1964 and became a hit in the United Kingdom, peaked at No. 1 on the charts. In the United Kingdom, it reached No. 7 on the chart. According to Rolling Stone, Dave Davies, the guitarist for the band, shaved the speaker cone of his amplifier with a razor blade to make it sound better. To properly capture the incredible sound that can be heard in the riff, this tape was produced in a professional recording studio.
You Really Got Me
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